Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The weather over the weekend led to Vernon breaking two more than 100-year-old temperature records. Environment Canada said the mercury reached 19.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday (March 17), eclipsing the...

The B.C. government is bolstering supports to help farmers manage, collect and store water for crops and livestock. The province has invested $80 million into the Agricultural Water Infrastructure Pro...

Former Vernon city councillor Scott Anderson has announced he will seek the nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the new federal riding of Vernon-Lake Country- Monashee. "This nomination...

The North Okanagan’s first wildfire of the year was recorded near Lumby over the weekend. The B.C. Wildfire Service said a three hectare wildfire was discovered in the Creighton Valley area, sou...

Some frightening times on a beautiful Saturday afternoon for people around Bernard and Abbott in Kelowna About 5 p.m., police received a number of calls about a man displaying what they called ‘...

One person was taken for treatment after RCMP responded to the report of an injured person in the 400 block of Queensway in Kelowna on Saturday night (March 16). When officers arrived on scene, they l...

An incident in Vernon’s north end Friday evening caught people’s attention. A small vehicle ended up perched on some support wires for a power pole on 48th Avenue. A witness told Vernon Ma...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling one brand of Enoki mushrooms sold in B.C. due to possible Listeria contamination. The agency said the affected K-Fresh brand mushrooms were sold in 200...

A fiery crash on a highway near Salmon Arm claimed the life of one person. RCMP say the incident took place around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13 on Highway 97B just south of 10th Avenue SE in Salmon A...

The final section of Penticton’s Lake to Lake bike route will be developed thanks in part to federal funding. The federal government has committed $840,000 from the Active Transportation Fund, a...